The Cardano Glossary

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The Cardano Glossary

Find the meanings of popuar words used in the Cardano Blockchain & Project Catalyst.

There are 35 entries in this glossary.
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Term Main definition
Technical Analysis/Trend Analysis (TA)
An evaluation method involving statistical analyses of market activity, such as price and volume. Charts and other tools are used to identify patterns to underpin and drive investment decisions.
Technical Indicators
A technical indicator is a statistical algorithm or pattern-based indication based on a security's or contract's historical price, volume, and/or open interest.
Testnet
An alternative blockchain used by developers for testing.
The DAO
Decentralised Autonamous Organisation.
Throughput
Throughput is how many actions can be completed in a given time frame.
Ticker
An abbreviation used to uniquely identify cryptocurrencies. *see Symbol.
Ticker Symbol
The ticker symbol is the unique combination of letters assigned to stocks or cryptocurrencies that makes them distinguishable on exchanges and other trading applications.
Timestamp
A form of identification for when a certain transaction occurred.
Token
A digital unit designed with utility in mind, providing access and use of a larger crypto economic system.
Token Economy
An economy of goods and services that can run without intermediaries and third parties with the help of the blockchain technology.
Token Generation Event
The time at which a token is issued.
Token Issuance
Token issuance is the process of creating new tokens and adding them to the total token supply of a cryptocurrency.
Token minting
the process of creating new tokens.
Token Sale
A token sale refers to the initial offering of a cryptocurrency token to a private pool of investors before it officially goes on the market.
Token Standard
The most common token standard today is the Ethereum Request for Comment or ERC.
Token Swap
Token swaps can refer to one of two things: 1. Direct exchange of a certain amount of one cryptocurrency token for another between users facilitated by a special exchange service. 2. Migration of a cryptocurrency token built on top of one blockchain platform to a different blockchain.
Tokenization
the process of representing real-world assets with digital tokens.
Tokenize
The process by which real-world assets are turned into something of digital value called a token, often subsequently able to offer ownership of parts of this asset to different owners.
Tokenomics
Tokenomics is the science of token economy which consists of a set of rules that governs a cryptocurrency's issuance and supply.
Total Supply
The total amount of coins in existence right now, minus any coins that have been verifiably burned. *see Circulating Supply and Max Supply.
Total Value Locked (TVL)
?otal value locked represents the number of assets that are currently being staked in a specific protocol.
TPS
transactions per second.
Trade Volume
The amount of the cryptocurrency that has been traded in the last 24 hours.
Trading Bot
A crypto trading bot is essentially a program that is designed to automate cryptocurrency asset trading on the behalf of the trader.
Trading Volume
?rading volume refers to the total number of shares (or tokens/coins) that have been exchanged between buyers and sellers of a given asset during trading hours of a certain day.
Transaction
an instance that represents the process of sending or receiving funds in the system.
Transaction (TX)
The act of exchanging cryptocurrencies on a blockchain.
Transaction Fee
A payment for using the blockchain to transact.
Treasury
a virtual pot where 5% of all earned rewards go every epoch. During the Voltaire era, treasury reserves will be used for further development, system improvements, and to ensure the long-term sustainability of Cardano.
Trojan
A trojan is a type of malware that is often disguised as legitimate software.
Trust
A trust is a fiduciary relationship in which one party, known as a trustor, gives another party, the trustee, the right to hold title to property or assets for the benefit of a third party, the beneficiary.
Trustless
An environment where there is no centralized authority.
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA)
Two-factor authentication (2FA) is method of access that requires two different forms of authentication.
TX
Typosquatting
Typosquatting is a deceptive practice used by scammers to trick people into entering a counterfeit website and compromising their private information.